diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_pull_requests.yml b/.github/workflows/test_pull_requests.yml
index 15677034..8db48d3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_pull_requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_pull_requests.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        #os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         # see supported versions at
         # https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/python-versions/master/versions-manifest.json
         python-version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
@@ -36,16 +35,16 @@ jobs:
             python-version: '3.10'
           - os: macos-latest
             python-version: '3.11'
-          #- os: windows-latest
-          #  python-version: '3.7'
-          #- os: windows-latest
-          #  python-version: '3.8'
-          #- os: windows-latest
-          #  python-version: '3.9'
-          #- os: windows-latest
-          #  python-version: '3.10'
-          #- os: windows-latest
-          #  python-version: '3.11'
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python-version: '3.7'
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python-version: '3.8'
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python-version: '3.9'
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python-version: '3.10'
+          - os: windows-latest
+            python-version: '3.11'
     env:
       OS: ${{ matrix.os }}
       PYTHON: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/test/test_multicore.py b/test/test_multicore.py
index a046f9f3..126553a3 100644
--- a/test/test_multicore.py
+++ b/test/test_multicore.py
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ def _batch_loader_load_func():
 
 
 # Note that BatchLoader is deprecated
+@unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith("win"), "depreciated and hangs")
 class TestBatchLoader(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         reseed()